8. Take It In Stride And Avoid Overwhelm

“Take one step at a time and don’t try to do everything at once! Otherwise, you can get overwhelmed quickly and might even give up.”

9. Social Presence + Pinterest

“You don’t need to be active on every single social media platform when you are starting out. Instead, really focus on 2 or 3 of them.

If I was starting over I would definitely start using Pinterest right away!”

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10. Set Priorities + Avoid Shiny Object Syndrome

I think the two biggest things I learned starting my business were:

a) To be careful of shiny object syndrome. You can only do one thing well at a time.

When you’re working and inevitably think of something else you need to research or want to do, write it down or add it to your Trello.

That way, you don’t lose the thought, but you can also continue working on what you’re currently focused on without going down rabbit holes…because those waste a lot of time!

b) Set goals and be sure of your priorities.

Otherwise, you can get caught up in a lot of little things that suck your time and don’t really matter.

Don’t let the urgent overshadow the important.”

It took me a long time to get my affiliate links set up because I kept letting other things overshadow that process-I could have already been earning money instead of waiting until I was nearly 3 months in!

11. Invest In A Premium Blogging Course

“I would have purchased a proper blogging course or ebook to learn faster. Rather than trying to teach myself everything!

As well, I would have used quality stock photos from the beginning to look more professional.

Also, don’t put off launching your blog until it is “perfect”. You will never think it is. Just remember, you are harder on yourself than other people are on you AND your blog will go through so many changes so it’s okay! You will always be perfecting it. ”

14. Don’t Be A Perfectionist

15. Make Time For Blog Research

“The one thing I would have done differently is I would have spent more time researching about blogging and business. Instead, I just jumped into it (which turned out okay) but If I could restart I would have really taken my time to learn everything, the funnels, sales, etc.”

17. Stop Wasting Time And Make A Plan

“Even if you’re not a planner, have a plan! I am 100% a make-sh*t-up-as-you-go type of person, and my ADHD makes it even more difficult for me to stop wild-eyed dreaming for long enough to write down where my blog is at and where it’s heading.

As soon as I started putting things to paper my vision for my blog became clear and now I can see the path of where I am and where I want to be, with concrete steps to get me there. I’m not just wasting time guessing and spinning in circles anymore.”

18. Web Designers Are There To Help You

19. Take Advantage Of Useful Blogging Tools

“Accept that you don’t have to learn how to do everything. There are fabulous tools available to help you when you just don’t have the time or the skills to manage. Sometimes, these tools will even help you do things more efficiently.”

21. Invest In The Tools That Will Grow Your Business

“When I was a new blogger and I needed to learn how to do something, I made the mistake of wasting days, sometimes weeks scouring the internet trying to piece together scattered bits of free information to try to get the answers I needed.

When I should have just spent 10 minutes and $60 to take a course to learn it!

Nowadays when I need to learn something, I just buy a course, learn the skill, apply it to my business and move on with my life.

Time is money, I’m a busy mom and I need every minute of my blogging time to focus on just that – blogging.

I’d say, if you are a new blogger, invest in a quality course that shows you exactly what you need to get to the next step, invest in the blogging tools that save time and make your life easier, and don’t get stuck in a ‘free lack mindset’ that blocks you from growing in your business.”